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DOJ pilot program offers leniency for some executive criminal tipsters

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Julie DiMauro

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Pilot program at DOJ will give immunity to executives providing information about corporate misconduct in which they were involved.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is offering a targeted leniency program designed to avoid prosecuting those criminally-exposed individuals who have reported corporate misconduct, building out an initiative that was spearheaded by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

A nationwide pilot program posted

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